diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ReusableGZIPInputStream.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ReusableGZIPInputStream.java
index 4db3b4c20..beb7d3484 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ReusableGZIPInputStream.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ReusableGZIPInputStream.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
  */
 public class ReusableGZIPInputStream extends ResettableGZIPInputStream {
     // Apache Harmony 5.0M13 Deflater doesn't work after reset()
-    private static final boolean ENABLE_CACHING = !System.getProperty("java.vendor").startsWith("Apache");
+    // Neither does Android
+    private static final boolean ENABLE_CACHING = !(System.getProperty("java.vendor").startsWith("Apache") ||
+                                                    System.getProperty("java.vendor").contains("Android"));
     private static final LinkedBlockingQueue<ReusableGZIPInputStream> _available;
     static {
         if (ENABLE_CACHING)